Working Time Directive for the Road Transport Sector
Horizontal Amending Directive
As of 1 August 2003, the Working Time Regulations ("the Regulations") apply in full to all non-mobile workers in road, sea, inland waterways and lake transport, to all workers in the railway and offshore sectors, and to all workers in aviation who are not covered by the sectoral Aviation Directive.
This amendment will give these workers the right to:
- an average 48-hour working week
- four weeks’ paid annual leave
- 11 hours’ rest between working days
- one day’s rest per week
- a statutory in-work rest break
- limits on night work
- free health assessments to night workers
- special protections for young workers.
In road transport, mobile workers who will be covered by the recently adopted EU Directive 2002/15/EC on working time in road transport will be entitled to four weeks’ paid annual leave, and health assessments if a night worker (as neither of these provisions form part of the latter Directive). Mobile workers not covered by the road transport Directive will be entitled to an average 48-hour working week, four weeks’ paid annual leave, health assessments if a night worker and provision for adequate rest.
The Road Transport Directive (RTD)
This introduces additional protection for mobile workers above and beyond those introduced by the Horizontal Amending Directive (HAD). Employees within the scope will be covered by 23 March 2005 and self-employed drivers should be covered by 23 March 2009.
For further detailed information on this legislation and any exceptions to it, please visit the Department for Transport website.
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